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ɨ

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central

unrounded

oral vowel

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IPA [ɨ]
AS [y]

Sound    lecturer 1  [ɨ] in isolation
Sound    lecturer 2  [ɨ] in isolation
Sound    lecturer 3  [ɨ] in isolation
Based on Maciołek & Tambor (2012)
Close central unrounded oral vowel. During the articulation:
- the tongue moves somewhat forward and upward,
- the distance between the lower and the upper teeth is very small,
- the lips are slightly spread to the sides,
- the soft palate tightly lies against the back of the pharynx.

[ɨ] in expressions

Sound  Sound  Sound 

pył

EN   dust
IPA [pɨw]
AS  [pyu̯]
Sound  Sound  Sound 

skąpy

EN   stingy [A Nom M Sg]
IPA [skɔmpɨ]
AS  [skompy]